Ay-dios

[Divinus Arma]

I am taking a self-imposed ban along with proletariat.

Soly was right. Even if you win...




I need a break from backroom headbanging.:ballchain: :wall:

See ya later!~:cheers:

[Shaka_Khan]

Why!!??

[InsaneApache]

Damn. All the good conservatives are leaving.

Isn't the term good conservatives a bit of an oxymoron?~:confused:? ~:joker:

[Adrian II]

Isn't the term good conservatives a bit of an oxymoron?~:confused:? ~:joker:And they are not leaving, they are lurking. They might actually learn a bit this way.
~;)

[scooter_the_shooter]

Don't worry cube I'm still here!~:joker: And I think kaiser is around here some where

[monkian]

Dude, he said good conservatives ~;p

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Damn. All the good conservatives are leaving.
Now your stuck with me.

Ok, one more guy leaves and I'm gone as well.

[_Martyr_]

Im leaving! ~;)

[Meneldil]

Now your stuck with me.

Ok, one more guy leaves and I'm gone as well.

Will you leave if I suddenly claim I'm a Konservative and if I pretend to leave ? ~;p

[_Martyr_]

Well, thats what I was saying...~;p

[Kagemusha]

Why are all the conservatives leaving? Dont they like to play with the rest of us anymore?:trytofly:

[Togakure]

I think leaving and not lurking can be good for a backroom soul. I overloaded a while back, stopped coming in here completely, and just enjoyed other areas of the board--and other boards--for a while. Cirumstances then forced me to take a complete break from the internet for few a months. When I returned, I had a fresh perspective. I decided to take a peek in here, and so far have managed to avoid getting overly annoyed at anything anyone has written. Granted, I don't look into many threads--I just don't have any interest in them. But a few have interested me, and I've participated.

I enjoy the other areas of the board more, and spend more time in those areas than here. But I still like to stop in here once in a while and see what's going on. If I find myself in a group that's "going at it," I just smile and move on to the next "table" to see what's going on. So far it's been a good modus operandi.

:2cents: FWIW.

[Byzantine Prince]

Heil Soly the Konservativoktonus! :bow:

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Will you leave if I suddenly claim I'm a Konservative and if I pretend to leave ? ~;p
Nope. Your French. French is the opposite of Conservative. Therefore, I would never beleive you. ~D

[Geoffrey S]

What on earth do you people want to achieve by publically leaving the backroom? It seems kind of pathetic, to be honest.

Nope. Your French. French is the opposite of Conservative. Therefore, I would never beleive you. ~D
Au contraire; France is almost as conservative as they come.

[Soulforged]

I think it's "Adios" chabón...~:cheers:

[Mongoose]

I think we're a disfunctial family. if i don't start getting some support around here, i might turn to a life of hideous spam:uneasy:

[The_Doctor]

What on earth do you people want to achieve by publically leaving the backroom? It seems kind of pathetic, to be honest.

Thus far they have all been Americans, and Americans need attention or they will curl up into a small ball and disappear.~:eek:

[PanzerJaeger]

Why are all the conservatives leaving?

I think it is quite obvious why many of the conservatives are leaving to anyone who glances at the watchtower. Nobody likes to play in a hostile environment, where warnings are issued without justification.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

What on earth do you people want to achieve by publically leaving the backroom? It seems kind of pathetic, to be honest.

Au contraire; France is almost as conservative as they come.
How so?

[Geoffrey S]

In general the French are very proud of their national heritage and way of life, and with the exception of Mitterand have consistently elected right-wing politicians to power. As such France can be considered a rather conservative country.

I've found the enmity between the current governments of the US and France fairly surprising considering the large amount of common ground when it comes to internal policies.

[doc_bean]

Enjoy your break, i found that too much backroom really isn't good for a person. But in small doses, it's still entertaining ~:cheers:

[solypsist]

if you read Divinus's post, he is leaving (temporarily) to take a break from the backroom because the discussions frustrate him, not in protest to how it's being moderated. so any connection to me is daydreaming at best. i'm beginning to wonder if somebody here has a schoolboy cr~:flirt:sh on me and is showing it the only way young people in kindergarten can: by being obsessively ambivalent.



Heil Soly the Konservativoktonus! :bow:


I think it is quite obvious why many of the conservatives are leaving to anyone who glances at the watchtower. Nobody likes to play in a hostile environment, where warnings are issued without justification.

[PanzerJaeger]

Uh oh, you better warn me. ~:rolleyes:

I know of more than a couple of people who have stopped posting on these boards because of your horrible.. well not horrible, just extremely subjective... moderation, so whose really daydreaming?

And its really a pity too, because its not people like me who are leaving (itll take more than an overtly biased moderator to do that), but its people who really cared and contributed to the discussions, who dont want to deal with being on your good/bad side when you decide to play God with your warnings.

You were right when you said things are going to change, and they have, for the worst. The backroom will go the way of the progressive circle once you're done driving all the conservative minds out of here.. oblivion.

[Tribesman]

if you read Divinus's post, he is leaving (temporarily) to take a break from the backroom because the discussions frustrate him
Yeah its really frustrating when you use great big letters to say that you have totally pwned a discussion , and then see your statements ripped apart with ease .
But hey thats life ~;)

[Adrian II]

Yeah its really frustrating when you use great big letters to say that you have totally pwned a discussion , and then see your statements ripped apart with ease . But hey thats life ~;)I liked Divinus Arma better when he starwarred the cr@p out of us in that Backroom Watchtower thread.
:bow:

[Tribesman]

liked Divinus Arma better when he starwarred the cr@p out of us in that Backroom Watchtower thread.

Yeah I like his style , the thing is though that when decent posters leave they either go permanantly or for a long time , whereas the the real doughnuts do the big internet suicide note and then return straight away , sometimes repeatedly , that can be really devastating .

[Strike For The South]

stay bud~:mecry: god knows i am:knight: ...keep on keepin on mate~:cheers:

[ichi]

if you read Divinus's post, he is leaving (temporarily) to take a break from the backroom because the discussions frustrate him
Yeah its really frustrating when you use great big letters to say that you have totally pwned a discussion , and then see your statements ripped apart with ease .
But hey thats life ~;)

pwned

ichi:bow:

[Divinus Arma]

Just to clarify, it has nothing to do with the moderators here. I am actually quite fond of the moderators. Sure, they lean left a little. But they *generally* do not allow their views to interfere with their moderating duties. Soly is actually one of my new Faves, what with him tolerating the Darth Soly pokes and all. That shows good character and sportsmanship.

I am just taking a break because I feel like I am banging my head against a wall. It is a little too... too negative back here lately. There's no optimism. It's all doom and gloom.

I'll be back. I might even lurk a little.

On a side note, I just graduated Business School with a BBA in management!
Some will come loudly, thank you very much! ~;)

I guess I'll see you on the EB boards!

Despite our differences, you are all my "virtual" friends.:bow:

Semper Fi!

[Reverend Joe]

I can understand why you don't want to post as much back here- with Don Corleone gone, you are the only remaining stable conservative. It must be a lot of pressure.

I'll see you 'round the EB forum.

[solypsist]

stable?

anyway, don't forget Redleg, who's both stable and topic informed.


I can understand why you don't want to post as much back here- with Don Corleone gone, you are the only remaining stable conservative. It must be a lot of pressure.

I'll see you 'round the EB forum.

[AntiochusIII]

I can understand why you don't want to post as much back here- with Don Corleone gone, you are the only remaining stable conservative. It must be a lot of pressure.LOL Divinus Arma stable? Isn't that a bit of a...stretch?

I mean, he's much better (the "clown" and the "comic relief," isn't he? :bow: ) drunk or just messing around...but not "stable."

On a side note, it seems PanzerJager is relentless in his percieved intention to take over New Amsterdam so he can start a manhunt...or war... ~;)

On another side note, internet suicides are fun and, as said before, public attention-whoring.

Just like good ol' Divinus Arma. ~D

Don't ever take my little bites seriously.

[Ser Clegane]

I know of more than a couple of people who have stopped posting on these boards because of your horrible.. well not horrible, just extremely subjective... moderation, so whose really daydreaming?

And its really a pity too, because its not people like me who are leaving (itll take more than an overtly biased moderator to do that), but its people who really cared and contributed to the discussions, who dont want to deal with being on your good/bad side when you decide to play God with your warnings.
You were right when you said things are going to change, and they have, for the worst. The backroom will go the way of the progressive circle once you're done driving all the conservative minds out of here.. oblivion.

I think somebody needs a big hug to get rid of his negative feelings... ~:grouphug:

j/k ... but I could not let that one pass... ~:)

@ DA
we will keep a beer cold for you (don't stay away too long - it might get stale)

[LeftEyeNine]

On a side note, I just graduated Business School with a BBA in management!

Wow, we're colleagues then, mate. Congrats.. SC is right, get your drink soon.. ~:cheers:

P.S. Is this leave all about left vs. right (or such) debates ? Am I too ignorant or you may be taking such discussions for too serious ?

[LeftEyeNine]

We must count this for a farewell to beloved friends then.. I'd do in case..

P.S. He is not leaving the whole community - only the backroom, I think ? If so.. Erm.. Well.. Beers gone cold and tasty.. Not waiting for too long.. ~:cheers:

[Kagemusha]

I think Divinus has his hands full with the EB right now.~:)

[Goofball]

Uh oh, you better warn me. ~:rolleyes:

I know of more than a couple of people who have stopped posting on these boards because of your horrible.. well not horrible, just extremely subjective... moderation, so whose really daydreaming?

And its really a pity too, because its not people like me who are leaving (itll take more than an overtly biased moderator to do that), but its people who really cared and contributed to the discussions, who dont want to deal with being on your good/bad side when you decide to play God with your warnings.

You were right when you said things are going to change, and they have, for the worst. The backroom will go the way of the progressive circle once you're done driving all the conservative minds out of here.. oblivion.

PJ, drop the crybaby routine. It really does not suit you.

You don't know what goes on behind the scenes. The very same mod you are bitching about right now recently "volunteered" me to change my signature because it was a quote from Maddox that was offensive to conservatives in general. Additionally, someone who is no longer a mod in the Backroom, but was also one whom the conservatives complained about being biased, personally issued to me two extremely scathing warnings, one of them because of something offensive I had said to you.

So why don't you just secure all the whining? You make an extremely poor martyr.

[Xiahou]

You don't know what goes on behind the scenes. The very same mod you are bitching about right now recently "volunteered" me to change my signature because it was a quote from Maddox that was offensive to conservatives in general. Someone probably reported it- it was a pretty clear breach of rules if I remember the sig in question...

[Goofball]

Someone probably reported it- it was a pretty clear breach of rules if I remember the sig in question...

Perhaps my sig was a violation of Org rules; it did make reference to "whiny, bitchy, crybaby conservatives," after all. Having said that, there is an active thread right now where one of our conservative patrons is referring to liberals as racists, and that doesn't seem to have drawn any official complaints/warnings. But that's another issue.

At any rate, if this mod was as biased as PJ says, wouldn't he have ignored the person who reported me because I was insulting conservatives?

[Xiahou]

At any rate, if this mod was as biased as PJ says, wouldn't he have ignored the person who reported me because I was insulting conservatives?This may not be the thread for it, but I'll respond to that question by asking- did you get a warning? If not, then I think other members still might have a legitimate beef....others were warned for far less.

note: I dont think you should've been warned- but then I dont think others shouldve been either.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Just a few of us left here - which makes it a lot less interesting, I might add.

Remember the Alamo!

Or Thermapolaye?:hide:

[Goofball]

This may not be the thread for it, but I'll respond to that question by asking- did you get a warning?

No, I did not get a warning, because when it was "suggested" to me that I might want to change my sig, my response was something along the lines of "No problem, consider it done." But what do you think would have happened to me if I had refused to change my sig, and replied with a scathing accusation of moderator bias. My bet is that at the very least, I would no longer have the ability to edit my posts...

[Strike For The South]

Remember the Alamo!


ah hellz ya~:cool:

[solypsist]

https://img486.imageshack.us/img486/7082/iceberg9do.jpg

[scooter_the_shooter]

I can understand why you don't want to post as much back here- with Don Corleone gone, you are the only remaining stable conservative. It must be a lot of pressure.

I'll see you 'round the EB forum.


I am stable....REALLY~D

[Gawain of Orkeny]

You don't know what goes on behind the scenes

Im afraid its you who are the uniformed one here Goofball. through no fault of your own


Someone probably reported it- it was a pretty clear breach of rules if I remember the sig in question...

And that someone as you know was yours truly.


But what do you think would have happened to me if I had refused to change my sig, and replied with a scathing accusation of moderator bias.

Then I would have started my thread attacking your sig as I threatened to do. The moderator just wanted to calm things down and avoid confrontation. Your sig was not only offensive but a crock.



I can understand why you don't want to post as much back here- with Don Corleone gone, you are the only remaining stable conservative. It must be a lot of pressure.


So im unstable huh? This is a personal attack upon all the conservatives on these boards other than the two mentioned.


I have news for you all. I probably shouldnt mention this but I cant help it. Have you all noticed that the conservative club has seemed to die of as well? It no longer keeps popping up? Thats because we hid it. Yes we have our own personal little club where Prol and Don and all the rest of us hang out without some lib coming in and messing the place up. Thats where we are all lurking and having fun to boot.

[scooter_the_shooter]

And I wasn't invited~:mecry: oh well I still got tfl~D

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Would you care to join?~:cool:

[GoreBag]

I have news for you all. I probably shouldnt mention this but I cant help it. Have you all noticed that the conservative club has seemed to die of as well? It no longer keeps popping up? Thats because we hid it. Yes we have our own personal little club where Prol and Don and all the rest of us hang out without some lib coming in and messing the place up. Thats where we are all lurking and having fun to boot.

If I used the phrase "flying fickle finger of fate", you would get it, right?

[Gawain of Orkeny]

If I used the phrase "flying fickle finger of fate", you would get it, right?


You mean on Laugh In. No never heard of it.~D


The Flying Fickle Finger Of Fate Award - Given to people in the news and politicians for doing something that (on the surface at least) sounded pretty stupid (such as the space program's $900 hammer).


Man thats when Goldie Hawn was really hot.

http://www.cosmomovieawards.com/actors/images/goldiehawn.jpg

[Taffy_is_a_Taff]

Gawain, um, can I join your gang?

~;)

~D
~:cheers:

[Reverend Joe]

Gawain, why do you still take me so damn seriously? Unless I am really pissed, or talking about something very serious, you should take everything I say with a mouthful of salt and then some.

Let me make this clear. I am unstable. There is nothing wrong with this, and although you may freak me out occasionally, it is better than being a drab automaton. So mellow out. ~:cheers:

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Gawain, why do you still take me so damn seriously? Unless I am really pissed, or talking about something very serious, you should take everything I say with a mouthful of salt and then some.


Yuk. I believe the expression is with a grain of salt. Dont throw insults around so freely then. This is a ruff and tumble place here. One mistake and your toast.:tomato:

[Reverend Joe]

Yuk. I believe the expression is with a grain of salt. Dont throw insults around so freely then. This is a ruff and tumble place here. One mistake and your toast.:tomato:

But one grain really isn't enough. (And I should probably start using smilies back here more.)

[PanzerJaeger]

PJ, drop the crybaby routine. It really does not suit you.

You don't know what goes on behind the scenes. The very same mod you are bitching about right now recently "volunteered" me to change my signature because it was a quote from Maddox that was offensive to conservatives in general. Additionally, someone who is no longer a mod in the Backroom, but was also one whom the conservatives complained about being biased, personally issued to me two extremely scathing warnings, one of them because of something offensive I had said to you.

So why don't you just secure all the whining? You make an extremely poor martyr.

What did I say that was not the truth?

I would think you could see past political lines and see that members who contribute far more than me are not posting here anymore. I dont know about you but I miss the contributions of the members who are being driven off by Solypsis.

[AntiochusIII]

members who are being driven off by Solypsis.A presumption, I suppose?

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Since when does a thread about Divinus Arma "leaving" turns into Soly-bashing thread and...mudslinging? I should start reporting posts for once...then again, I'm lazy as hell.

:hide:

[Soulforged]

Hey I couldn't let it pass:
Nice signature of the Che Antiochus!!!~:cheers:

Side note: I suppose that by their nature this kind of threads are prey to the spammer, so here I'm.~D

[Gawain of Orkeny]

A presumption, I suppose?


Much as I love Soly Im afraid the answer is no.

[ichi]

Some folks might have left here because they perceived a leftist bias, but IMDHAMO they were wrong.

The mods do a fair job, replacing their wisdom with ours doesn't amount to anything but a mental regime change.

While there are some members who undoubtedly could mod this place quite well, none could do it better than the current staff.

ichi:bow:

[Byzantine Prince]

It's official, the backroom has nothing more to offer other then Soly-bashing and backroom videos and pictures. How sad.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Some folks might have left here because they perceived a leftist bias, but IMDHAMO they were wrong.

The mods do a fair job, replacing their wisdom with ours doesn't amount to anything but a mental regime change.


Thats why Im still here ~D There is IMO a slight liberal bias here but nothing to really speak of. maybe you have noticed thought that it is the more moderate or as some say stable conservatives who are leaving. Us unstable knuckle draggers like Panzer , Kaiser and myself are not so easily driven away it seems.~:joker:

[ichi]

I haven't noticed the moderates leaving, seems like people come and go.

The most stubborn, of course, remain.

We have been here a long time, my hard-headed friend

ichi:bow:

[Xiahou]

Thats why Im still here ~D There is IMO a slight liberal bias here but nothing to really speak of. maybe you have noticed thought that it is the more moderate or as some say stable conservatives who are leaving. Us unstable knuckle draggers like Panzer , Kaiser and myself are not so easily driven away it seems.~:joker:
Come on man! Im not a knuckle dragger? It was in my freaking title for like a year. ~D

[Proletariat]

Yes we have our own personal little club where Prol and Don and all the rest of us hang out without some lib coming in and messing the place up. Thats where we are all lurking and having fun to boot.

Geez, between you and soly... Who'll be the next to out me?

:hide:

[Geoffrey S]

Geez, between you and soly... Who'll be the next to out me?
Just wondering, are you going to be posting relatively frequently again or just popping in right now? Your points in debates were often well reasoned and articulated, and combined with much needed wit often balanced topics nicely; both factors are most welcome around here!

[Adrian II]

Just wondering, are you going to be posting relatively frequently again or just popping in right now? Your points in debates were often well reasoned and articulated, and combined with much needed wit often balanced topics nicely; both factors are most welcome around here!Now you have outed her too. Poor girl. ~:cool:

[scooter_the_shooter]

Would you care to join?~:cool:


Yeah I got the link in a pm I will register soon. Thanks!

[Geoffrey S]

Now you have outed her too. Poor girl. ~:cool:
No, it's not true! That's impossible! ~:mecry:

[Ser Clegane]

No, it's not true! That's impossible! ~:mecry:

Search your feelings. You know it to be true. :stare:

[Xiahou]

Now you have outed her too. Poor girl. ~:cool:
We need an investigation!:charge:

[Adrian II]

We need an investigation!:charge:Wadda ya think, Xaihou, shall we take this to



Teh Watchtower?!

[Geoffrey S]

Nah, what's the point? The postcount doesn't go up.

[Adrian II]

Nah, what's the point? The postcount doesn't go up.I am surprised you haven't left the .org in protest yet. :charge:

[Geoffrey S]

Could do, but then I'd have no excuse not to finish that translation of Livy I've been putting off this evening. :book:

[Proletariat]

Just wondering, are you going to be posting relatively frequently again or just popping in right now? Your points in debates were often well reasoned and articulated, and combined with much needed wit often balanced topics nicely; both factors are most welcome around here!

This compliment makes me wonder if you have me confused with someone else, but thanks nonetheless.

Anyway, my warning's gone so I'm back.

[Geoffrey S]

Good to hear! ~:cheers:

[Xiahou]

Wadda ya think, Xaihou, shall we take this to



Teh Watchtower?!

Nah, I want indictments! We have to find out who the leaker was... erm... besides Gawain. ~D

[Proletariat]

Who gets to spend a sanctimonious three months in jail while boasting their steely integrity?

[Ser Clegane]

Nah, I want indictments! We have to find out who the leaker was... erm... besides Gawain. ~D

I didn't expect the Spanish inquisition.

But then ...

*eyes Adrian's avatar* :shifty:

[Adrian II]

Nah, I want indictments! We have to find out who the leaker was... erm... besides Gawain. ~DGeoffrey S. just committed perjury. And that Livy character looks unreliable too.
:stare:

[Geoffrey S]

I refuse to recognize this court. You're all infidels!

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Thats why Im still here ~D There is IMO a slight liberal bias here but nothing to really speak of. maybe you have noticed thought that it is the more moderate or as some say stable conservatives who are leaving. Us unstable knuckle draggers like Panzer , Kaiser and myself are not so easily driven away it seems.~:joker:
Here Here!

[Goofball]

What did I say that was not the truth?

I would think you could see past political lines and see that members who contribute far more than me are not posting here anymore. I dont know about you but I miss the contributions of the members who are being driven off by Solypsis.

Which members are you talking about?

Prole has posted here as recently as yesterday. Gawain and Dave are still going strong. Pindar posted today. APG, Kaiser and CR, and ceasar010 are still posting. As far as Don goes, maybe you're right; maybe he did leave because of perceived mod bias. He and I exchanged a number of PM's on the subject, some heated, and some friendly. In the end, he ended up acknowledging (in the gentlemanly fashion I that was typical of his style), that maybe he could have handled the situation better, an acknowledgement which, IMHO, took a huge amount of integrity on his part. And Don, if you are lurking, I certainly hope you don't consider this post to be a breach of trust.

So, my conservative pal Panzer, who are all of these Org members you claim are staying away in droves?



But what do you think would have happened to me if I had refused to change my sig, and replied with a scathing accusation of moderator bias.Then I would have started my thread attacking your sig as I threatened to do. The moderator just wanted to calm things down and avoid confrontation. Your sig was not only offensive but a crock.

Then I'm glad you did the right thing by making your views clear to a moderator, who then took action and avoided unnecessary conflict in the Org.

:bow:


I have news for you all. I probably shouldnt mention this but I cant help it. Have you all noticed that the conservative club has seemed to die of as well? It no longer keeps popping up? Thats because we hid it. Yes we have our own personal little club where Prol and Don and all the rest of us hang out without some lib coming in and messing the place up.

Wow. I could have sworn that just a minute ago I was the one being scolded for not being able to see across political lines...

[Proletariat]

Prole has posted here as recently as yesterday.

Droves or not, soly warning me is precisely the reason I stopped posting until my warning was lifted. So, let's not pretend that PJ's remarks are completely out of the blue and unfounded.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

Droves or not, soly warning me is precisely the reason I stopped posting until my warning was lifted. So, let's not pretend that PJ's remarks are completely out of the blue and unfounded.
Than Jesus and Tosa that the warnings were lowered to 1 month stretches rather than 12 month ones. ~:cheers:

[Alexanderofmacedon]

I am taking a self-imposed ban along with proletariat.

Soly was right. Even if you win...




I need a break from backroom headbanging.:ballchain: :wall:

See ya later!~:cheers:


Nooo!!! I don't even know you, but some of your posts make me kind of like you...

NOOOOO!!!!!

P.S: wait you're on now...~:)

[Aurelian]

Yes we have our own personal little club where Prol and Don and all the rest of us hang out without some lib coming in and messing the place up. Thats where we are all lurking and having fun to boot.

Hey! No hiding in secret conservative clubs! We want our Don Corleones, Pindars, and Proletariats back!

You too, Divinus!

As John Lennon said:

He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger, he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me

~:grouphug: